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If you still use the parachute method to move between breakout rooms as you facilitate your virtual sessions, it’s time to stop.  Jumping from breakout room to room, virtually crash landing in front of your students or colleagues? Best case, you’re interrupting a vibrant conversation...

Open AI’s ChatGPT has sparked debates on its impact on the future of education as more educators explore its potential for a new engaged pedagogy in the classroom.  By Audrey Dietz Early December 2022 saw a new main character on Education Twitter: Open AI’s ChatGPT, a Large Language Model trained to help answer questions and […]

By Audrey Dietz We’re often asked, what makes InSpace different from Zoom, Class, Engageli, and all of the other conferencing or virtual classroom platforms available.  Many of the reasons are obvious upon entering an InSpace session: the ability to move, visually connected breakout rooms, customizable backgrounds, side-by-side collaboration tools...

By Audrey Dietz This week at InSpace, we’re reflecting on the metaphors of EdTech drawn forth by the pandemic and the ways they’ve shaped our framing of virtual education since its inception. Martin Weller, professor of educational technology, in the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at the UK Open University, has a new book out […]

By Audrey Dietz The best advice I received in my first year teaching was this: when your classroom or lesson seemed to be spiraling out of control, stop. Pick your head up. Really look around. And try to discern: what is the students’ unmet need right now? My mentor explained, when your head is down […]

Eager readers of the InSpace blog may recall that in June 2022, we proudly released Automatic Closed Captioning in the InSpace Single Spaces and Conference settings. We’re thrilled to announce that our Auditorium space is also now fully accessible with Closed Captioning...

Video conferencing has become a staple in the world of remote work and online communication. With the rise of digital communication, platforms like Zoom have become increasingly popular. However, as education institutions look to the next normal and build sustainable ecosystems for learning and student support, purpose-built platforms become even more essential...

Virtual learning made a lot of promises to us, both as educators and as students. The world at your fingertips… share resources with a single click… easy access to more information than any point in human history!  But those of us who teach and learn online know that reality more often looks like this:  The […]

InSpace is excited to announce the latest enhancements to our video collaboration platform! We’re committed to continuously improving your video collaboration experience, and this month, we’re excited to deliver enhancements focused on closed captioning and chat...

InstructureCon 2022 is another event for the books. With over 11,000 registered attendees from across North America, this year’s event was filled with hours of learning, networking, and idea sharing. Here are a few of the highlights from this year’s event...

Video collaboration and video conferencing are not the same. And when it comes to online learning, one is definitely more engaging and inclusive than the other. In this post, we’ll explore what video collaboration is, how it’s different from video conferencing, and why you need it at your institution...

Written by: Narine Hall, Ph.D As a professor, I know how important student engagement is for student success and student retention. And whether your class is online, in-person, or somewhere in between, engaging students – and keeping them engaged – can be a real challenge...